A week after the 40th anniversary of the 1968 protests, two alumni involved in those events contribute their thoughts on the evolution of student activism. Robert Friedman commends the progress Columbia has made on race issues since—and thanks to—1968, and Khalil Rashid finds kindred spirits among students fighting for social justice today. This is part three of a three-part series on student activism.

• 1968 and the Spirit of Hamilton [1]
• Columbia and the World from '68 to '08 [2]